Bedfordshire Police
- Date 8 November 2022
- Sector Police and criminal justice
- Decision(s) FOI 23: Not upheld
The complainant has requested intelligence information held by Bedfordshire Police on child criminal exploitation. Bedfordshire Police cited section 23(5) (Information supplied by, or relating to, bodies dealing with security matters) of FOIA to neither confirm nor deny (‘NCND’) whether it held any relevant information. The Commissioner’s decision is that Bedfordshire Police was entitled to rely on section 23(5) of FOIA to NCND whether it held the requested information. The Commissioner requires no steps as a result of this decision.
Keywords: County lines, organised crime